Articles by Theo DeRosa
National Signing Day: Here are Mississippi State football’s Class of 2023 signees
Here is a list of Mississippi State’s 2023 signees, ranked by 247 Sports. The Bulldogs’ class ranks 26th in the country.
Legendary linebacker: Former Mississippi State star K.J. Wright glad to be chosen for SEC honor
Former Mississippi State linebacker K.J. Wright was honored in Atlanta on Dec. 3 ahead of the SEC Championship Game as a member of the 2022 Class of SEC Football Legends.
Chris Jans, Mississippi State thankful for ‘awesome’ fan support in win over Jackson State
Forward D.J. Jeffries said Mississippi Coliseum would have been a “hellhole” without a sizable maroon and white contingent.
Mississippi State men’s basketball survives a scare from Jackson State to remain unbeaten
A double-digit margin of victory for the Bulldogs belied a much tighter game between the two schools.
Coming home: Holmes County Central’s Khamauri Rogers transfers from Miami to Mississippi State football
The former four-star cornerback committed to MSU on Wednesday.
Despite Mike Leach’s death, Mississippi State will play in Jan. 2 ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Illinois
MSU will still participate in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 2 in Tampa, the school confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
Among college football coaches, death of Mississippi State’s Mike Leach almost unprecedented
Active FBS coaches dying suddenly — particularly from medical issues — is rare in the sport.
‘Who doesn’t love Mike Leach?’: Mississippi State fans mourn football coach’s death at 61
Mississippi State fans on campus early Tuesday morning shared their memories of Leach’s three years in Starkville.
DeRosa: Losing Mike Leach at 61 just doesn’t feel fair
The loss of a college football icon at such a young age feels unfair — and hits home, sports editor Theo DeRosa writes.
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61
Leach spent the past three seasons as Mississippi State’s head coach after being hired from Washington State in January 2020.
Prep roundup: New Hope soccer teams combine for 16 goals in routs of West Point
The Trojans girls posted a 7-0 win, while the boys team won 9-0.
Mississippi State football lands LSU transfer cornerback Ray’Darious Jones
Jones, a former four-star recruit from Horn Lake, was suspended for all of the 2022 season — his redshirt junior year — for academic reasons.
Mississippi State men’s basketball takes down Minnesota in first true road game
The Bulldogs (9-0) remained one of the nation’s seven unbeaten Division I teams.
Update: Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach ‘remains in critical condition’ at Jackson hospital
Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett will be in charge of the MSU football team until Leach returns.
After a week off, Chris Jans and Mississippi State ready for first true road game at Minnesota
The Bulldogs’ first game since a Dec. 3 rout of Mississippi Valley State is Sunday in Minneapolis.
DeRosa: USC’s Caleb Williams an easy choice for my Heisman Trophy vote
USC Caleb Williams won the Heisman on Saturday night. He deserved it. And I voted for him.
Early-season struggles on display as Noxubee County basketball swept at Louisville
The Tigers boys fouled too much and scored too little in their season opener, while the girls struggled without their star player.
ReliaQuest Bowl officials excited for ‘great show’ between Mississippi State, Illinois in Tampa
The Bulldogs last made a bowl trip to Tampa after the 2018 season for what was then called the Outback Bowl.
Standout Mississippi State freshman Zavion Thomas latest Bulldog to enter transfer portal
A four-star recruit from Marrero, Louisiana, Thomas impressed in preseason camp at wideout and at punt returner during the 2022 campaign.
Mississippi State men’s basketball: Chris Jans assistant James Miller relishing first SEC opportunity
Miller, who worked under Jans at New Mexico State, has helped the Bulldogs get off to an 8-0 start.
